Other conditions Board decisions

The Board has determined that there is no current chronic lung disability manifested by a nodule in the left upper lung, and thus service connection for this condition cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorder is aggravated by postoperative residuals of a total knee replacement, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral macular degeneration was incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right hip and left hip, status post total hip replacement, finding that these conditions are presumed to be due to disease or injury incurred in active service.

The Board finds that the death was not caused by VA fault such as carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment. The Veteran's death is attributed to his own conditions and treatment.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the Veteran's request to reopen his service connection claim for a right eye disorder.

The Board found that the Veteran's additional disabilities, such as a limp and tenderness at the Achilles tendon repair site, were not caused by VA carelessness or negligence.

The Board found that the Veteran's carcinoma of the bladder, status post ureterostomy, and chronic lymphedema and cellulitis of the right lower extremity were not incurred or aggravated by service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of September 1, 2006 for additional compensation based on his dependent child's school attendance.

The Veteran's service-connected left leg DVT has been granted a 20 percent disability evaluation effective from March 20, 2008. The Board found that the condition did not meet criteria for higher evaluations prior to this date.

The Board found that the Veteran's polysubstance dependence is not causally related to or permanently worsened in severity by any service-connected disability, including major depressive disorder.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left eye injury. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh, a genitourinary disorder including bladder incontinence, and a gastrointestinal disorder including bowel incontinence with stomach cramping, as secondary to service-connected hysterectomy residuals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of Gilbert's disease, recurrent ovarian cysts, onychomycosis of the left great toenail, or disease affecting vocal cords. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for spinal stenosis and neurogenic claudication of the bilateral lower extremities is dismissed as his benefit is already in effect due to a prior expansion of his existing disability rating.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 7, 2008 for adding her spouse as a dependent. The decision was based on evidence submitted in July 2008 and accepted by the VA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a one-time payment from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund due to lack of qualifying service in the recognized guerillas during World War II.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for extension of his delimiting date for Chapter 30 educational benefits beyond March 10, 2010, as there was no evidence of a physical or mental disability that prevented him from initiating or completing his chosen program of education.

The Board found that there is no evidence of a current hip fracture or any other disability related to service. The Veteran's claims for service connection for polymyositis and dermatomyositis are remanded as the VA examination has not been conducted.

The Veteran's chronic neck disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service, and the Board finds that it is unrelated to his military service.